Still from Heavy Metal in Baghdad, 2007.Courtesy of Vice Films. Acrassicauda (Latin for a deadly black scorpion) is Iraq’s only heavy metal band. “Heavy Metal in Baghdad” is about Acrassicauda, allegedly the only active Metal band from Iraq (then…and probably also now). See the rest of Heavy Metal in Baghdad at VBS.TV The recent elections saw a flare in the random violence that characterized the hottest periods of the war and reminded me that the desire to … Directed by Suroosh Alvi, Eddy Moretti. “Heavy Metal in Baghdad,” which has been playing festivals and will be released theatrically in May, was born out of an article in Vice magazine, the free monthly that Alvi co-founded in … Heavy Metal in Baghdad is a feature film documentary that follows the Iraqi heavy metal band Acrassicauda from the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003 to the present day. Heavy Metal in Baghdad, a twitchy, handheld documentary that jets in and out of the lives of some Iraqi metalheads, signals its intentions in the encompassing breadth of its title.The naming is a bit of a fake-out; Video of Some Emblematically Unlucky and Tense Dudes in a War Zone might have been more apt, given the actual material. documentary Heavy Metal in Baghdad featuring the members of Iraq’s only heavy metal band—Acrassicauda—and their daily struggle to survive and rock on even as their country fell into a bloody insurgency. The Iraqi heavy metal band Acrassicauda formed in a basement in Baghdad under the Saddam Hussein regime — not exactly the easiest place to play thrash metal… Acrassicauda (Latin for a deadly black scorpion) is Iraq’s only heavy metal band. Back in 2007, the rockumentary Heavy Metal in Baghdad was released which followed the Iraqi heavy metal band Acrassicauda during the controversial US-led invasion of Iraq in the 2000s. With Firas Al-Lateef, Suroosh Alvi, Marwan Reyad, Faisal Talal. Heavy Metal in Baghdad shows the band playing covers ranging from Europe's "The Final Countdown" to Metallica's "Fade to Black." The documentary uses interviews, commentaries, live performances and other original footage to reveal what it is like to be a Metal band in a war-torn country. Acrassicauda (Latin for a deadly black scorpion) is Iraq’s only heavy metal band. The first time members of the group saw a Western band live was a 2008 Testament concert in Turkey. documentary Heavy Metal in Baghdad featuring the members of Iraq’s only heavy metal band—Acrassicauda—and their daily struggle to survive and rock on even as their country fell into a bloody insurgency. documentary Heavy Metal in Baghdad featuring the members of Iraq’s only heavy metal band—Acrassicauda—and their daily struggle to survive and rock on even as their country fell into a bloody insurgency. documentary Heavy Metal in Baghdad featuring the members of Iraq’s only heavy metal band—Acrassicauda—and their daily struggle to survive and rock on even as their country fell into a bloody insurgency. Inspired by groups like Metallica, Slayer, and Slipknot, the band began writing and playi Acrassicauda (Latin for a deadly black scorpion) is Iraq’s only heavy metal band. Skolnick of Testament has described Acrassicauda's music as "very heavy… In the late summer of 2006, in the middle of the insurgency, filmmakers Eddy Moretti and Suroosh Alvi traveled to Baghdad to meet and interview the only heavy metal band in Iraq, Acrassicauda.

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